10. Life on the fast lane Flashcards by Arndís Embla Jónsdóttir

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Stretch

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Spölur, vegalengd

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Cheetah

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Blettatígur

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Sprint

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Sprettur

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Derby

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Veðreiðar

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Pronghorn

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Gaffalhjörtur

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To clock

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Tímamæla, taka tíma

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Physiologist

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Lífeðlisfræðingur

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Estimate

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Mat

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Collaborators

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Samstarfsmaður

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Soup-up

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Auka afl (vélar)

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Herbivore

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Grasæta, jurtaæta

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Enduringly

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Varanlegur

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Physiological

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Lífeðlisfræði, líkamsvirkni

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Structual

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Byggingar

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Adaptations

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Aðlögun, umbreyting

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Efficiency

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Nýtni, orkunýting

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Oxygen uptake

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Súrefnisupptaka

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Voraciously

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Græðgislega

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Shrew

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Snjáldurmús

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Consumption

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Neysla

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Limiting factor

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Takmarkandi þáttur

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Increments

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Aukning, vöxtur

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Anaerobic

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Loftfirrtur

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Metabolism

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Efnaskipti

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Glycogen

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Glýkógen, dýramjölvi

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Lactic acid

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Mjólkursýra

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Endurance

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Þol, þrek, úthald

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Inclined

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Hallandi

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Treadmill

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Hlaupabretti

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Accumulate

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Safnast fyrir

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Consumption rate

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Neysluhraði

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Figure

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Tala

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Scrutinize

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Rannsaka vandlega

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Capacity

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Rými

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Spectacularly

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Tilkomumikill, stórfenglegur

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Hemoglobin

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Blóðrauði

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Densely

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Þétt

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Mitochondria

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Hvatberi, orkukorn

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To assert

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Halda fram, staðhæfa